Nisid Hajari

Midnight's Furies

1. IDEA 1

   Partition's violence shaped two nations

   Hajari argues that the violence around Partition was not just a tragedy but the origin of lasting hostility between India and Pakistan. The fears and grievances of 1946 and 1947, he suggests, still shape the relationship.

2. IDEA 2

   Calcutta riots marked a turning point

   Hajari describes the Direct Action Day riots in Calcutta in 1946, when mass violence broke out between communities. He sees this as the moment when fear began to spread across the subcontinent.

3. IDEA 3

   Leaders failed to compromise

   Hajari examines the rivalry and mistrust between Jawaharlal Nehru and Muhammad Ali Jinnah. He argues that their personal and political differences made agreement on a united India much harder. Each believed the other could not be trusted.

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